List of MTC bus routes
The Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai) runs a mixed fleet of regular and deluxe buses up to distances of 50kms from the city of Chennai. Since February 2007, the corporation has been augmenting and replacing its aged fleet with new buses every month.
Types of buses
The majority of the buses in the fleet are aged and poorly maintained. These buses usually sport a green livery and have the cheapest fare starting at Rs2.
Most of The New buses that have been inducted are deluxe semi low floored buses with automatic doors. The buses feature comfortable plastic moulded upholstered seating, improved legroom, brightly lit interiors and better ventilation. The buses are also BS III emission standard compliant. The fare for the deluxe buses start at Rs5 and can go up to a maximum of Rs15 for a 40km journey. The deluxe buses were initially introduced as blue line, yellow line, orange line and whitle line services. But this was later classified as just deluxe services12
As of September 17, 10 air conditioned volvo buses have also been added to the fleet3, running on 6 different routes. The fares for these buses start from Rs15 up to a maximum of Rs33.
List of important routes
Normal buses |
Deluxe buses |
Express+Deluxe buses |
Express+Deluxe+AC buses |
HF - High Frequency route |
NS - Night Service route |
Route |
Start |
End |
HF |
NS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A1 |
Chennai Central |
Thiruvanmiyur |
||
1A |
Thiruvotriyur |
Thiruvanmiyur |
x |
|
1B |
Thiruvotriyur |
Tambaram |
x |
x |
1C |
Ennore |
Thiruvanmiyur |
||
5A |
T Nagar |
Tambaram East |
x |
x |
5E |
Vadapalani |
Besant Nagar |
x |
x |
M5 |
Adyar |
Kelambakkam |
x |
|
6D |
Thiruvanmiyur |
Tollgate, Chennai |
x |
|
M7 |
T Nagar |
Thiruvanmiyur |
||
7M |
Broadway, Chennai |
Mogappair West |
x |
|
7B |
Broadway, Chennai |
Korattur |
x |
|
7F |
Broadway, Chennai |
Anna Nagar West |
x |
|
7H |
Broadway, Chennai |
Mogappair East |
x |
|
11G |
High Court, Chennai |
K K Nagar |
x |
|
11H |
High Court, Chennai |
Iyappanthangal |
x |
|
12B |
Foreshore Estate |
Vadapalani |
x |
x |
12G |
Anna Square |
K K Nagar |
x |
|
M15 |
Mylapore |
Medavakkam |
||
15B |
Broadway, Chennai |
CMBT |
x |
x |
15F |
Broadway, Chennai |
Vadapalani |
x |
x |
15G |
Broadway, Chennai |
MMDA Colony |
x |
|
17D |
High Court, Chennai |
K K Nagar |
x |
|
17M |
Broadway, Chennai |
Iyappanthangal |
x |
x |
A18 |
High Court, Chennai |
Tambaram |
x |
x |
B18 |
Korukkupet |
Vandaloor |
x |
|
E18 |
High Court, Chennai |
Guduvancheri |
x |
|
G18 |
T Nagar |
Guduvancheri |
x |
x |
18K |
High Court, Chennai |
Saidapet West |
x |
|
19B |
Saidapet |
Kelambakkam |
x |
|
19E |
Broadway, Chennai |
Kovalam, Tamil Nadu via Marina Beach |
||
G19 |
T Nagar |
Kovalam, Tamil Nadu |
||
19G |
Broadway, Chennai |
Kovalam, Tamil Nadu via Anna Salai (AC service on weekdays) |
x |
|
20 |
Broadway, Chennai |
Villivakkam |
x |
|
21 |
High Court, Chennai |
Mandaveli |
x |
|
PP21 |
Broadway, Chennai |
Guduvancheri |
||
21G |
Broadway, Chennai |
Tambaram |
x |
|
21H |
Broadway, Chennai |
Kelambakkam |
x |
|
21L |
Broadway, Chennai |
Velachery |
x |
|
23C |
Ayanavaram |
Besant Nagar |
x |
|
24C |
Avadi |
V House |
x |
|
25G |
Anna Square |
Poonamallee |
x |
x |
H27 |
Anna Square |
Ambattur |
||
27B |
CMBT |
Anna Square |
x |
x |
27C |
T Nagar |
Thiruverkadu |
x |
|
27D |
Foreshore Estate |
Villivakkam |
x |
|
M27H |
Avadi |
Anna Square |
x |
|
28B |
Ennore |
Egmore |
x |
|
29A |
Perambur |
Anna Square |
x |
|
29C |
Perambur |
Thiruvanmiyur |
x |
|
32A |
Tollgate, Chennai |
Foreshore Estate |
x |
|
34 |
Thiruvottriyur |
Ambattur Estate |
x |
|
37D |
V Nagar |
KK Nagar |
x |
|
37G |
V Nagar |
Iyappanthangal |
x |
|
40A |
Anna Square |
Avadi |
x |
|
41D |
Mandaveli |
Ambattur |
x |
|
42 |
Broadway, Chennai |
Periyar Nagar |
x |
|
46 |
CMBT |
TVK Nagar |
x |
x |
47 |
Adayar |
Villivakkam |
x |
|
A47 |
Thiruvanmiyur |
Avadi |
x |
|
47A |
Thiruvanmiyur |
Integral Coach Factory |
x |
|
47D |
Thiruvanmiyur |
Avadi |
x |
|
M49 |
Thiruvanmiyur |
Iyyapanthangal |
x |
|
49A |
Poonamallee |
T Nagar |
x |
|
PP49 |
CMBT |
Kovalam, Tamil Nadu |
||
A51 |
High Court, Chennai |
Tambaram East |
x |
|
C51 |
Tambaram East |
Adyar |
x |
|
T51 |
Tambaram East |
Thiruvanmiyur |
x |
x |
V51 |
T Nagar |
Tambaram East, via Madipakkam , Keelkattalai |
||
54 |
High Court, Chennai |
Poonamallee |
x |
|
M54 |
T Nagar |
Poonamallee |
x |
x |
56A |
V Nagar |
Ennore |
x |
|
56D |
Broadway, Chennai |
Manali, Chennai |
x |
|
56N |
Broadway, Chennai |
Ennore |
x |
|
56P |
Broadway, Chennai |
Minjur |
x |
|
57 |
V Nagar |
Red Hills, Chennai |
x |
|
57F |
Broadway, Chennai |
Karanodai |
x |
|
59 |
V Nagar |
Thiruverkadu |
x |
|
62 |
Poonamallee / Avadi (NS) |
Red Hills |
x |
x |
65B |
Ambattur Estate |
Poonamallee |
x |
|
66 |
Tambaram |
Poonamallee |
x |
|
PP66 |
Vandaloor |
Poonamallee |
||
A70 |
Avadi |
Pallavaram |
||
70A |
Avadi / Ambattur (NS) |
Vandalur Zoo / Tambaram (NS) |
x |
x |
B70 |
Pattabiram |
Guindy Estate |
x |
|
C70 |
Red Hills |
Guindy Estate |
x |
|
D70 |
Ambattur |
Velachery |
x |
x |
70D |
Ambattur |
Madipakkam |
||
G70 |
Vadapalani |
Guduvanchery |
||
H70 |
Avadi |
Hasthinapuram |
||
M70 |
CMBT |
Thiruvanmiyur |
x |
x |
70P |
Pattabiram |
T Nagar |
||
71E |
Broadway, Chennai / Ambattur Estate (NS) |
Thirunindravoor |
x |
x |
88K |
High Court, Chennai |
Kundrathur |
||
101 |
Thiruvotriyur |
Poonamallee |
x |
x |
114 |
Red Hills, Chennai |
Tambaram |
x |
|
116 |
Broadway, Chennai |
Muthamizh Nagar |
x |
|
120 |
Broadway, Chennai |
Avadi |
x |
x |
134 |
Avadi |
Thiruvotriyur |
||
147C |
Ambattur |
T Nagar |
x |
|
159A |
Thiruvotriyur |
CMBT |
x |
x |
165 |
Vadapalani |
Pattabiram |
||
170 |
Thiruverkadu |
Tambaram |
x |
|
170A |
Madhavaram |
Vandalur Zoo |
||
170C |
Manali, Chennai |
Guindy Estate |
x |
|
170T |
Kannadasan Nagar |
Vandalur Zoo |
||
242 |
Broadway, Chennai |
Red Hills, Chennai |
x |
x |
248 |
V Nagar |
Pudur |
x |
|
M253 |
Aminjikarai |
Vellavedu |
x |
|
254 |
High Court, Chennai |
Red Hills |
||
270 |
Ambattur |
Medavakkam |
||
501 |
Poonamallee |
Poondi |
||
505 |
Red Hills, Chennai |
Thiruvallur |
||
514 |
Periyapalayam |
CMBT |
||
515 |
Tambaram |
Mahabalipuram |
||
517 |
Pallavaram |
Vadanemili |
||
518 |
T Nagar |
Maraimalai Nagar |
||
519 |
T Nagar |
Thiruporur |
||
521 |
Broadway, Chennai |
Thiruporur |
||
525 |
Vadapalani |
Sunguvarchatiram |
||
527 |
Broadway, Chennai |
Thathamanji |
||
532 |
V Nagar |
Periyapalayam |
||
536 |
Ponneri |
Pattabiram |
||
547 |
V Nagar |
Periyapalayam |
||
549 |
Thiruvanmiyur |
Sriperumbudur |
||
552 |
Velachery |
Maraimalai Nagar via Guindy |
||
553 |
Broadway, Chennai |
Sriperumbudur |
||
554 |
T Nagar |
Sriperumbudur |
||
555 |
Tambaram |
Thiruporur |
||
556 |
Broadway, Chennai |
Ponneri |
||
557 |
Broadway, Chennai |
Gummidipoondi |
||
558 |
Moolakadai |
Pazhaverkadu |
||
562 |
Ambattur |
Periyapalayam |
||
565 |
Pattabiram |
Sriperumbudur |
||
566 |
Kundrathur |
Thiruporur |
||
568 |
Adyar, Chennai |
Mamallapuram via Rajiv Gandhi Salai |
||
569 |
Velachery |
Thirupporur |
||
572 |
Ambattur |
Thiruvallur |
||
579 |
Broadway, Chennai |
Padappai |
||
580 |
Avadi |
Arani |
||
582 |
Saidapet |
Vallakkottai |
||
588 |
Adyar, Chennai |
Mamallapuram via East Coast Road (AC service on weekends) |
||
589 |
Velachery |
Mamallapuram via East Coast Road |
||
592 |
V Nagar |
Periyapalayam |
||
595 |
Tollgate, Chennai |
Pazhaverkadu |
||
597 |
T Nagar |
Thiruvallur |